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Trying 10 Get Rid Of BouIanrer.

The great problem in the construction OF a new
French cabinet is what TO do with Gen. Boulanger.
President Grevy is afraid OF him. and would gladly
place the task OF forming new government into
the hands or any man who would assume the re-
sponsbility OF Ignoring him, but it is doubtful II
one sufficiently rash can be found. Nj. DE Frey-
cinet Is the only man who Is thought capable VI
undertaking such a task and II Is probable TO
him will be committed the formation OF a new
ministry. IL was reported In Paris last night
that Freycfnet would not retain any Of the pres
ent ministers.
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TToan Wrecked and q TRAMP KILLED.
DENVER, Co.., May IA special to the Repub.
ttcon IRON Pueblo says: The west bound passenger
Laln on the Santo Fe railroad, due here yesterday
morning. ran Into cattle twenty miles east, ditch
ing tne engine and mail and express cars. Three
LamS were stealing ride on the train, and one
were injured. although the train was running &c
nigh rate Of speed, =
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RETURNING EVIL FOR GooD.-Yesterday morning
middle-aged man who was under the influence OF
liquor, stopped at the residence OF Officer ThOs,
sullivan, No. 81 street northeast, and asked for
something to eat. Miss Collins the officers sister,
in-law, gave the man good dinner and he lett the
house. He was tired, and before leaving the
premises he sat down to rest himself for awhile.
Presently when no one was looking he walked into
the carriage house and started on with the car.
rage, but before he had gone far he found himself
in the hand, OF Onicer Kendall, who escorted him
IN the carriage to the sixth precinct station, where
he gave his name as JnO. Brown, huckSter. He
said some person offered him 10 cents to take the
carriage from the premises for him. This morning
in the Police Court the prisoner was charged with
grand larceny and he pleaded guilty. The case
was sent to the grand Jury; bonds $500.
ACCIDENT At THE B. T. p. DRPOT.-This after.
noon, at the Baltimore and Potomac depot while a
train OF cars was being backed In, the engineer,
for some reason, did not stop In time, and the
cars jumped the track, tearing down the heavy
iron fence and striking the main building, tear
ing, out a portion OF the heavy brick wall
Fortunately no person was injured.
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Cardinal Gibbons I'm Dublin.
DUBLIN, May 19.-Cardinal Gibbons is here visit
ing Archbishop Walsh.
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BOARDING.

WANTED BoARDERs, BY THE WEEK on
W. month by drst-class caterer who can furnish
meals at all hours. Rsfersncss furnished. lib St
NV my18-3ts
THE DUPONT HOUSE, n E. COR nth AND
Il Corcor1n streets y. w., dne rooma furnished or
unfurnished, With without table board; strictly
nrstclsss In every respect In all ts sppointments:
dning room always ready for dinner parties. Terms
moderate. .ApS-3m
SPRAauE MANsION, coz 9TH AND sTS. NV,
EOR RKNT-VURNIsHKD ROOMS, WITH FIRST
y Class board. near McPheyuon SQUIRE References
exchznged. Transtents accommodated 1Ol6 18th Ct
ROARpINQ AND ROOMS = TWO Largo Mill
tarp,seed experimenting front rooms: second
sdsY Oshenas low price, 1870 indiana ava
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101 T. Cap. ST., Or. S35
2:3D 18th st. $. w. Or. .20
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}; NV. Pr. II
OFFICES FOR RENT.
9th and Pa ay.. rnl. .. SIS
9th AID Pa. ay., rim. 3. Is
4O1 18th St., 2rs-.2d tr.,
Guuton Bldg. RIM 26.12.5o
9Th and Pa ay.. rm y. IL
oil 1th ST. T. 10
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Intef10f Department ChangeS.
The following Official changes have been made
In the Department Of the Interior:
General Land Onice-Appointment: Jas.
Applewhite, OF Indiana, fraudulent land entry
agent at s., 800.
Pension Promotions: Ford s. Peters, Of
Pennsylvania, clerk at $1,000, to medical exam
liner at 81, 800; JAS B. Albright, of District 9, .
Columbia, and Benz. N. Van Keuren, of New York
81 400 to q, 600; John H. Wood, of Indiana; Chas
w. Cannon, OF Texas Louis E. Johns, OF Pennsyl-
yania; Hubert '. Mcdowell, OF Pennsylvania; and
Jas. D; Hall OF Connecticut, s., 200 to 81, 400;
Wright, OF West Virginia; Thos B. Read, IT,, Of
Tennessee; Mrs. Mary Wysong, OF South Carolina:
and Miss Ella Mason, OF Kentucky s., 900 to 900
Miss Mary B. Zeler, Of Louisiana; Isaac D. Laferty,
OF Pennsylvania; Mrs Alice DeK. Shattuck OF
tn a OOO wv
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LOST AND FOUND.

oo04 AM 4OONO.
T OsT-s5 REWARD-LOsT MAY !, POLICE RE.
Ayoiver No. 2,o53; return to H. II. Hensey, ID Pre-
cihct It,
I OsT-A SMALL SHAGGY FEMALE DOG, AN
Aswers to name Of "Shanxvan." Reward will be paid
returned Columbia Hospital cor25th and Pa ave IL
I OsT-A LIGHT TAN SHEPHERD DOG. AN.
- swers to name Of Collie Suitable reward return
70 II Grant Place. It,
0sT A kED.AND-WHITE;SPOT COW,
returned TO 827 Md. ave. ne. my10-3ts
7 OST-$lQ REwARD--ON SUNDAY, MAY 18TH.
Linear Washington Circle light bIindle bull terrier
pup ears cut aud answers 10 the name Of Major; had
ON collar and tag, No 40. Return 262l o. NV
mylS-2ts
T OsT-A YOUNG PUG DOG. WITH BLACK
Ostripe down back and black face. 95 reward viii
6e paid II returned to SENATOR MCPHERSON, 1Ol4
Vermont ave. myt8-N
7 .OST-sTRAYED FROM 1917 18th ST. N. W.,
-. Monday morning 18th inst, black aud tan Ter
very evenly cut Name, Fritx- Liberal reward paid
for his return. my18-2ts
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QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET - Two hundred

QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET - Two hundred
and SIX cattle on the market, az all sold to BUTCH
ers as follows: Best sold from 81 10 5;sc. per h.
good. TO 51Sc.; medium Al TO 41sc.; common,
81 TO 4xc. one thousand four hundred and forty
three sheep and lambs on the market. One thou
sand and eighteen sold to butchers as follows:
Sh. Four hundred and twenty -fve shipped TO
Eastern markets. Thirty-fOur cows and calves
sold from So TO S45 each. Market for cattle was
dull Market for sheep and lambs was fair
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ARGUMENTS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Yesterday afternoon In the Criminal Court, Judge
Montgomery, in the case OF Mary Jane Mcbride
and Jno. W. Mcfarland, charged with arson In
setting fire to house 515 18th street, on June 80
last, Mr.. Cook concluded his argument for the
nrst-named defendant, and Mr.. I. c. Taylor argued
the case for Mcfarland.
Mr.. Van Manning this morning commenced his
argument for Miss Mcbride.
District Attorney Worthington commenced his
o,CSng argument 70 the Jury shortly after 2
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A NEW SENATOR FROM FLORIDA.
samuel PascO Elected ON the Ballot 1t
Tallahassee to-day.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 19.-In the joint session
OF the legislature to-day the vote for q. s. Senator
resulted as Follows: Samuel Pasco, 81; Goodrich
Gep), II. Mr.. Pasco was declared elected United
States Senator.
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NOR SALE
Il House + st. NV G rooms and hath. m l. AZ feet
front Price S4,500.
House on I at IL. W., 8 rooms and bath; all m. l.
Price $1,000.
House on New Hampshire ave-, 8 rooms and bath
Price 4,S0O.
Houses on 2Sd ST, n w. 9 rooms and bath: all m
Price d, GOO.
3 HOnses on Sd 1t. n O.. z rooma and hath Price
$4,000.
$4,000.
to alley Price $1,000.
AUSTIN p BROWN.
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ulylI-Sr

nor RENT = NICELY, FULLY FURNISHED
house northeast. rooms and bath all newly mat
ted. $50 III advance, june to October /. Locality
quiet nd desirable Address box 143. Star Office.
IIyl 1-3ls
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Local Notes.

Bids were opened to-day by Col. John NJ Wilson
for supplying TO the Government for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1885, certain supplies. Among the
awards made are: J. j. Desmond, of this City,
sol. gravel, sand and sods; Patrick sullivan,
manure.
There will be an early session OF the Police Court
Saturday morning, in order to get through busi-
ness In time for the lawyers TO catch the boat for
Marshall Hail. where q shad dinner is To be given
TO the District judges.
The New York Sharpshooters visited Mount
Vernon to-day and will return TO their homes to
morrow.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
.oHnn

whistles operated by keys very much like the
graphic instrument All hisexperiments so tele-
far have been confined to the waters of the
Caloosahatc HE, where he has succeeded in
conveying ineligible messages distance of
one mile
The principle on which Edison will endeavor
to perfect his experiment is the remarkable
facility afforded by water of transmitting
sound. Divers in the ocean have heard the
swish of steamers when fifteen miles away,
and Mr. Edison thinks he can transmit
his message from ship to ship, a distance of
at least seven miles. He proposes, after he
has perfected his apparatus, TO have the large
ocean steamers equipped with the steam
whistles and transmitters. Under the water
line of each steamer viii be q Somder con
nected with the captains cabin by trans
mitting wire running through tube. When
the captain OF one vessel wants to signal an
other he will sit down TO his keyboard, turn
the steam on his whistle. manipulate the
keys and send the message ont into the
waves that break against the sounder These
Will pass through the water till they run
against the sounder Of any vessel within
rI9gl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
RESIDENCE PROPERTY,

No. p. one-haIf acre lot, two story frtme
house 2Sx36. Barn. good well, ci7tern, te..
81 400
No. "a. Good six room two story dwelling
house and lot in Books addition; cIstern, well,
small fruit, Sl,TH
No s.! A bargain in two story frame house
on sixth avenue and Twenty second street; good
lot etc Can be paid for in mon hly install mems.
Reuts Tor ~ S-pOn
No. 73. Nice two story dwelling on Sixth ave ,
splendid condition; well, ci-ieru and barn; easy
terms. t--. -f-,''"
NO. 81. Large two story brick on Nineteenth
street; large attic; basement, furnace, well. cis-
tern. gas. wat r, bath rooms Very large lot. 100
x2l61s, good bar and oHthnuses- Easy terms
.--.--. ebNV
No 81 Two story frame on Twentieth street.
between Fifth and sixth avenues; lot i5XllN -
easy terms. ..-.--- .eI'o"
No 81 Two story frame. cost $500: lot SoXS0
on Seventh avenue below Eleventh ST.. 81 200
No qG House aud LOT a. Fourtecth-sud-a half
street between Sew nth ami Eighth nVennes-
good we'll cstern, &C lar, etc. lot 5oNlla, $3.50
No. o. Good residence property On Eleventh
street Good sized lot: addition to house {;
81 900 down. balance to snt-.--..., S2,5pO
No 70 Good property Second avenue; lot
worth 5000; will sell for sl,925, This Is the big
gest bargain in the city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
Children Starving 10 Death

On account of their inability to digest
food. will find most marvellous food and
remedy in SCOTS emulsion of pure cod
liver oil with hypophosphites Very
palatable and easily digested. Dr. S. w.
Cohen, of Waco, Texas, says: II have
used your emulsion in infantle wasting
with good results. It not only restores
wasted tissues, but gives strength and in
creases the appetite | am glad to use
such reliable article.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

One evening The Stranger was put in the
bills, and the managers little daughter was
dressed in her Sunday fro;'k to run on the stage
and soften the heart of Kotzebue's gloomy
nobleman. Like many an older debutante
she was far more concerned about the adoTn-
ments of her person than about the artistic
merits of her performance; and, catching
sight of her nurse in the front row of the pit,
lin those days stalls were unknown, at least
in Marylebone) she astonished the actors and
enraptured the audience by calling out, "Oh,
nursey, look at my new shoesT Mrs Kendall
may thus he said to have begun life character
lstically by introducing an irresistible touch
of nature among the overstrung and conven-
tional emotions of the quasi legitimate drama
-Longmans Magazine
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
a Q r ID,

To all who are su Tering from the errors and
Indlscretions of you h, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss of manh -od &e., will send a recipe
thatwill cure you. FREE OF CHARGE This great
remedy was discovered by missionary in South
America Send a Sc faddressed envelope to tho
RTy. JOSEPH 7. ISMAS. Station D, Se,o Fork CITY
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

Patient-Well, doctor. how's my pulse'
Doctor tcounting)-One, two, three, four,
five six, seven eight, nine, ten, queen, jack
Patient-Why, doctor! what are you
doingz
Doctor-Beg pardon. Sixteen, seventeen,
eighteen-a very bad case, sir.
Patient-Yes, should think 50. Er-how
long have you been affected this wayl-
Judge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

The best on earth can truly be said Of
Grigg's Glycerine Salve, which is a sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts. bruises,
scalds, burns wounds and all other sores
viii positively cure piles, letter and all
skin eruption. Try this wonder healer.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Only 25 cents. Sold by druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

OF the success of Hoods Sarsaparilla is
the fact that every purchaser receives a
fair equivalent for his money. The fa-
miliar headline 100 Doses One Dollar, .
stolen by imtators. is original with and
true only of Hoods Sarsaparilla. This
can easily be proven by any one who dcN
sires to test the matter. For real ecOno-
my, buy only Hoods Sarsaparilla, Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
SAFE AND SURE!
Real Estate i'm Rock Island.

No i0l. Finclyl located residence second
avenue. two story brick. ten rooms, goo cisern,
well and cellar. water werks. barn and outhousrt'
nice thrifty trees; splendid lawn. one-thlrd
down, balance easy terms. ..-.-...-..-.- slaoU
No. 103 Two stow s-room house on Twenty
first street. Sood barn. large lot and all the con
vcnienCes; $500 down balance on time. $3.50
No. III Doublc tenement hou.c on Sixt street. I.
rents well. one third down, balance i'll l, ,, and
years. Slh"
No liz. Oae and half story honsc- Sixth
street and Fourth avennc lot i0x6i, One third
down. BALANCE in three years sN+D
M. 113. Two story house on Fourth aveunei
lot 40ylH; waierwOrks. etc, Unethird down,
balance easE-....-.-...-.-- ..-----s''r--' ei'rV
No III Honse on SeTenteenth street: lot COX
14O: well located Ouethird down, balance ON
easy terms ...-.-.....--.-. s2.71
No lis. Fine rcsidpn-e on Fourth avenue. he
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets lot ShXi50;
high and dry, splendid cellar, ~ feet in the clear
large l0-roum house; bath rooms, hot aud cold
water furnace. etc. large barn; house alone cost
nearly SiU01t viii sell easy tcruis. Price
No M Good house and lot on Eighth avenue
splendid condition; well built; a bargain 81 800
No lls Fine residence: one Of the neatcsi IN
the CITY: 35x54: II ronms basement. bath rooms.
hot and cold water. lot 7lx1Jl: lacated on Fourth
avenue. Very cary terms -.--..-.-..-.. 5000
No. 1l9 splendid property on Moline avenue
very large lot; good ause barn. etc -..- e9.Dp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
ROCK ISLAND, THURSDAY. JULY Z. 1887
EDlSON'S LATEST INVENTION.
A Device to Enable Ships to Communicate
with Each Other

PHHDELPHIA, July 6.-Thomas A, Edison
is here buying electrical apparatus for his
laboratory at Orange, n J. He said that he
mad spent over s2,0O0,U0O in experiments
Then he sat down and told about his lates
discovery, by which messages can be trans
mitted from ship to shipby means of steam
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

Apropos of the current styles, it is very
safe to say that anything becoming is
now fashionable.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

Some of the fine filsa,fil tinted lawns
and batistes are sprinkled all over with
white, printed or embroidered dots.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
LOTS.

In Allen & Fleming's Addit'n.
Ranging in price from $3.50 to $500
Terms, one half cash. balance in two
years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

We have for sale large three story brick building well To-
wholesale house of almost any descrp
Large down; balance five years;
will pay purchaser 81 for the of building until Jan
uary 1885, Price 81 600
good two story building, in splendid condition, located
right the business of the city Lot 100 feet Deep easy
terms. Price $4,000
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
In Dodge's Addition.

Lower than they have ever been offer.
ed. Prices range from $500 TO S375.
Terms one third cash, balance in two
years.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
LOTS

Terms $50 to Sl00l down. balance III
three to five years. Interest only per
cent In one years time these lots will
double in value. located as they are.
Only Is left.
No. TO Two lots Oh Eighth avrnne. near VI Ian
street cars; i0xl6 each; small payment down;
No. 10l Ten lots in Chicago or Lower addition.
\ bargain
No IGf Four lotsi block f7 Chicago a td'tion.
slJn inside lnt-; sl6n for corner lots Onef,uTih
down, balance 10 suit.
No 10 L,t iilhyil0, second afenIr; Bailey
& Boyle addition; rents T 81 per mouth. sat
No l0i Lot | and the east u feet Of lot . in
block l. McMa-tcrs addition; easy terms 500
No. 10 Speadid laf on N street, between
street "a lines 81 5g1
No. ~ Fsne lsrt, lot Elm street hrfweeu
street car lines. 60yIas. Oie-thir cast, balance
easy -.-..-. 800
No. ~, Ece lot 90 seventh avenue: fine loca
ton. bargain ..-.----... ..--..-........ $3.50
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
COMPETITION DEFIED.
PRICES WARRANTED
to be 30 to 80 per cent cheaper at the
HARPER HOUSE DRUG STORE
PRICES WARRANTED

any Drug Western Illinois Not only on Patent
all Standard Drugs, Fancy Goods and MIS-
cellaneous articles Read the cut rates:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

PRESCRIPriONS--pu Dur Prescription depart
market and all pre-a riir'I-s ~. on1rIli 4 bv
guaranteed to be lower hy ~ cent than elsewhe
u
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
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The result is amediene of unusual strength
and curative power, which effects cures here
tofore neqgaled. These peculiarities belong
exclusively to Hoods Sarsaparilla, and are
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

s-It want bargains in city outside property cab
Now is the time buy Real Estate in Rock Island 1t
SAFE AND SURE The future promises much will
beneficial to the city Everything points increased values
realty.
DON'T WA 1T.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
p | m T

By using r0iT 4 co.'s ONE-CelT RuGGY PAINT
Paint Friday. run il to Church Sunday Eight
Fashionable Shades: Black. Maroon. Vermihon
Blue yellow. Olive Lake. Brewster and Wagon
Greens No Vanishing necessary. Dries hard
| With n "shine." Ono Coat and lob Is dong
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

l. stocked with the purest aud best lod- m th'
{ cJ4rieHCeI and reliable phsrnari4tS Prices AT,
ere MARSHALL h FISHER Prop'rs
second Avenue and Nineteenth st, Rock leland.
Hillsboro recorder. (Hillsboro, N.C.) 1887-18??, 1887-08-25
The Gardens OF Egypt.

At the beginning Of March the gardens
of Egypt are really wonderful; the orange
and lemon trees spread theirmost pungent
odor; the rose trees are covered with in
Vulnerable flowers; the palms, with their
green and white crowns, swing there in
the wind; the oleanders there border the
avenues, on the lawns anemones, annual
and perpetual flowing pinks, chrysanthe-
NUNS, yiolets, zinnias, periwinkles, snap
dragons, mignonettes, pansies and Pc
tunias blend their innumerable colors
with the green Of the trees, bushes and
shrubs. Groups Of bamboo lift here and
there their long green or golden stems,
which assume in few months enormous
proportions, the cruelty ingenious punish
ment of the Chinese in binding criminal
to a young bamboo. The plant grows
and the wretch is quartered in few
weeks. No wood is lighter or more use
full than the bamboo. One does not
understand why the Egyptians neglectto
plant it along the canals and on every
cultivated land, where it grows so we'll.
But what gives, at least during winter
and spring, the most smiling aspect
to the Egyptian gardens are the
great sheets Of rose bougainyilleas that
cling to the walls, the trees and groups
of foliage, and which display everywhere
the varied and exquisite tint Of their
flowers. The bougainvilleas is certainly
the finest of climbing plants. During
five months it flowers under the winter
sun, takes shades of extreme delicacy-
one might say light rose trail, the IN
tcnsity of which every play of light
varies. The aloes, the agave, attach
themselves on rocky slopes. On the
banks of the water course the blue lotus
and the papyrus still revive antique remi-
niscences. Grass cannot be raised in
Egypt. The layer of soil is so thin that
the sun dries it up Immediately, and un-
less the grass is constantly submerged it
turns yellow and perishes at once. 1t is
not the heat alone that produces this re-
suit, for there is very much fine grass in
the tropics; but the heat, accompanied
by the shallowness of the soil, renders
the culture of grass impossible in Egypt.
1t is'with difficulty that a few isolated
blades of grass sprout during winter
along the Nile and the canals; they dis
appear as soon as the spring begins, SO
that everywhere in the country whsre ar
tiicial cultivation finishes the dry and
bare desert begins. In the place Of grass
pretty little yerbenacea is used, and
this is encountered everywhere, the same
as grass is encountered in America.